Labor
California farm workers finally win 25-year-old Gerawan Farms case
December 8, 2017California’s gigantic peach and grape grower, Gerawan Farms, reached the end of its legal road last week at the state Supreme Court, when justices unanimously threw out its claim that the company was not bound by...
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New NLRB General Counsel seeks reversal of all pro-worker rulings
December 8, 2017No sooner did he enter office than Robb sent out a memo freezing enforcement actions and indicating he wants to roll back dozens of prior pro-worker rulings.
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Unions, Dreamers to lawmakers: Attach Dream Act to money bill
December 7, 2017A hardline bloc of anti-everything Republicans, backed by President Trump’s own racist views, will kill the money bill if it has any Democratic priorities.
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Santa goes on strike, demands Walmart bring back holiday pay
December 7, 2017"It’s time Walmart do the right thing and provide holiday pay for its 1.5 million workers—the same holiday pay it used to provide in 2015 before it decided to ‘Grinch’ it’s workers."
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The true conditions of farm workers today
December 6, 2017In the 1970s, California farm workers were among the highest-paid in the U.S. Today, they are trapped in jobs that pay little and have no year-around work.
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